CSACI PROGRAM SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2023

0900-1200
FIT Workshop (Breakfast Included) - TBD
1200-1400
NREP Session (Lunch Included)
1230-1430
CSACI Board Meeting
CAAIF Board Meeting
1430-1730
CSACI Airway Symposium * Co-developed with Astra Zeneca and GSK
  • Use of biologics in the upper airway, Canadian Consensus Delphi study - Dr. Y. Chan [Toronto, ON]
  • Exhaled nitric oxide, blood eosinophils, and the modifiable risk of asthma attacks - Dr. S. Couillard [Sherbrooke, QC]
  • Break
  • Pro / Con Debate: Is Eosinophil the key biomarker in severe asthma? - Drs. A. Ellis & D. Fischer
  • Panel discussion / Q&A

GSK

Immunodeficiency Canada Symposium
1830-2200
CAAIF Gala (Aviation Museum, Ottawa, ON)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2023

0700-0815
Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
0815-0945
Opening Plenary

At Home Anaphylaxis Management

  • At-Home Management Position Statement / New Epinephrine Routes - Dr. E. Abrams [Winnipeg, MB]
  • QI Anaphylaxis Management* - Dr. W. Alqurashi [Ottawa, ON] * Co-developed with Pfizer
  • QI Network on Anaphylaxis; C-Care - X-Canada Anaphylaxis Registry - Dr. M. Ben-Shoshan [Montréal, QC]

*This session was co-developed with Pfizer and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance. This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

pfizer
1000-1100
Plenary Allied Health Symposium
  • Impact of food allergy on psychosocial health - Dr. M. Golding [Winnipeg, MB]
  • Socioeconomic disparities in allergy management - Dr. J. Protudjer [Winnipeg, MB]
  • Update on food allergy educator program - Dr. J. Protudjer [Winnipeg, MB]
1100-1115
Break in the Exhibit Hall
Poster Viewing
1115-1245
Concurrent Sessions 1

1) Section 3 Sessions - Dr. V. Cook [Victoria, BC], Dr. S. Cameron [Victoria, BC]

  • Psychosocial aspects of care in A/I or patients with functional disorders
  • Debriefing after in-office anaphylaxis management
  • My patient has a Variant of Uncertain Significance - now what?

2) CAAIF - CSACI Research Update - Dr. M. Mukherjee [Hamilton, ON], Dr. Bruce Mazer [Montréal, QC]

 

1245-1400
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Poster Viewing
1400-1515
Concurrent Sessions 2
1) Adult and Pediatric Allergy: Idiopathic Anaphylaxis and its Mimickers

  • Idiopathic Anaphylaxis Overview topic - Dr. Adam Byrne [Ottawa, ON]
  • MCAS - Dr. TC Theoharides [Boston, MA, US] * Co-developed with Medexus
  • HaT (hereditary alpha-tryptasemia) - Dr. J. Lyons [Bethesda, MD, US]

2) Adult Immunology: Beyond Infections in Inborn Errors of Immunity

  • Non-malignant lymphoproliferation in IEI - Dr. Koneti Rao [Bethesda, MD, US]
  • Malignancies in IEI - TBC

*This session was co-developed with Medexus and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance. This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Medexus Pharmaceuticals Logo
1515-1530
Break in the Exhibit Hall
1400-1515
Plenary
  • Idiopathic Anaphylaxis Overview topic – Dr. Adam Byrne [Ottawa, ON]

  • MCAS – Dr. TC Theoharides * Co-developed with Medexus [Boston, MA, US]

    • *This session was co-developed with Medexus and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance. This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
  • HaT (hereditary alpha-tryptasemia) – Dr. J. Lyons [Bethesda, MD, US]

1515-1530
Break in the Exhibit Hall
1530-1645
Concurrent Sessions 3

1) Adult and Pediatric Allergy: EOE / Gastrointestinal Disorders - Pediatric vs. Adult

  • Guidelines + The Index of Severity for EoE (I-SEE) - Dr. Milli Gupta [Calgary, AB]
  • Therapeutics/Biologics - Dr. Mirna Chehade [New York, NY, US]

2) Adult Immunology: Antibody Deficiencies

  • Diagnosing CVID - Dr. Stephen Betschel [Toronto, ON]
  • Immunoglobulin replacement therapy: adherence and barriers to care - Dr. Bruce Mazer [Montréal, QC]

 

1645-1700
Break in the Exhibit Hall
1700-1800
Keynote Address - The Honourable Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler

1800-1900

NREP Meet & Greet (by invitation at the CrEATe Space in the Shaw Convention Centre)
1800-2100
Women in Allergy & Immunology Reception & Dinner (Room 22 of Westin Ottawa)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2023

0730-0815
Morning Yoga
0730-0900
Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
0900-1030
Opening Plenary

Scratching the surface of severe atopy: Primary Atopic Disorders

  • Pediatric - Severe atopic presentations in monogenic disorders of immunity - Dr. Catherine Biggs [Vancouver, BC]
  • Adult - When is high IgE hyper IgE? - TBC
  • Translational - JAK-STAT signaling pathways and atopic disorders - Dr. Adil Adatia [Edmonton, AB]
1030-1045
Break in the Exhibit Hall
1045-1200
Concurrent Sessions 1

1) Adult Allergy: bradykinin-mediated angioedema

  • Genetics - Type III HAE, utility of genetic testing in angioedema - Dr. Bruce Zuraw [San Diego, CA, US]
  • Diagnosis & Therapeutics* - Dr. Karen Binkley [Toronto, ON] - *Co-developed with Biocryst

*This session was co-developed with Biocryst and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance. This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

  • Hereditary Angioedema: Psychosocial Burden of Illness - Dr. Dawn Goodyear [Calgary, AB]

2) Pediatric Immunology: Beyond infections in Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEI)

  • Approach to Early Onset IBD - Dr. Aleixo Muise [Toronto, ON]
  • Non-malignant lymphoproliferation in IEI – Dr. Koneti Rao [Bethesda, MD, US] - Allergist/Immunologist
  • Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care - Dr. Persia Pourshahnazari [Vancouver, BC]

biocryst
1200-1330
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
Poster Judging
1400-1515
Concurrent Sessions 2

1) Oral Abstract Presentations 1

2) Oral Abstract Presentations 2

3) Oral Abstract Presentations 3

1445-1500
Break in the Exhibit Hall
1500-1615
Concurrent Sessions 3

1) Adult and Pediatric Allergy: Rhinitis Topic

  • Rhinitis Guidelines - A focused update - *Co-developed with ALK - Dr. A. Ellis [Kingston, ON]
  • SCIT - SLIT guidelines: New immunotherapy manual - Dr. H. Kim [Kitchener, ON]
  • Treatment Failures: Where do we go from here? - TBC

2) Adult Immunology: Secondary Immune Deficiency - Dr. Joshua Richter [New York, NY, US]

*This session was co-developed with ALK and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance. This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

alk
1615-1630
Break in the Exhibit Hall
1630-1730
FIT Bowl (4th Floor of the Ottawa Convention Centre)
1730-1830
ARISE in Create Space (Convention Centre)
1830
CSACI Reception & Awards Dinner (4th Floor of the Ottawa Convention Centre)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2023

0700-0800
Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
0800-0900
Plenary Session 1 - Pediatric Biologics

Biologics in Pediatrics

  • Practical Approaches with Expanding Indications - TBC
  • Biologics in Pediatrics for Severe Asthma - Dr. W. C. Anderson [Denver, CO, US]
0900-0915
Break in the Exhibit Hall
0915-1015
Plenary Session 2 - Literature Review 1
1015-1030
Break in the Exhibit Hall
1030-1115
Pro-Con Debate (Plenary)
SLIT vs. SCIT for inhalant allergies – Dr. A. Ellis [Kingston, ON] & Dr. H. Kim [Kitchener, ON]
1115-1130
Closing Remarks (Plenary)

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